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Dragon Speech Recognition Best Results for Laptops & Tablets

Posted by Julie - on Wed, Jan 16, 2013


Dragon in noisy environmentMost laptops and tablets today are made with a built-in or on-board microphone. They are great for speaking across lines to others and making quick snippets of sound bites. However, if you want the best accuracy with your Dragon Software, use an approved audio device such as a headset or desktop microphone. Built-in microphones don't always provide good quality sound. In addition, they are not noise-cancelling, a feature that allows you to dictate in challenging environments.

For best accuracy, when using Dragon on a laptop or tablet, turn off the on-board microphone. Windows 7 users:  Right click on the speaker icon in the lower right-hand side of your computer. Click 'recording devices'. Click the 'recording' tab and then right click the on-board microphone to disable. If you are not using Windows 7, go to your control panel and find 'Manage Audio Devices'.

Your accuracy is dependent on good quality sound thru the recording device.

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